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Edgar Rice Burroughs 1875 - 1050 Tarzan 1912-
by Robert W. Fenton
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First Edition, comprehensive Edgar Rice Burroughs biography, 25 chapters, 258 pages including index, deep look at Burroughs with the creation and evolution of his Tarzan character in print, on the big screen and television, illustrated with black and white photos. Book is Fine, No previous owner bookplate or writing, dark mustard cloth boards with green titles on spine, sharp corners, book tight and square. Jacket is Very Good, light wear to head and heel of spine, light edge wear and light soiling to rear panel, nice photos of early Tarzan and portrait of Burroughs. A very clean and most presentable copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000331
- Title
- Edgar Rice Burroughs 1875 - 1050 Tarzan 1912-
- Author
- Robert W. Fenton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Place of Publication
- Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
Biblio member since 2015
Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
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